Glazing Life by Glaiza Lee
Sensitively shorts
The toughest aspect of short filmmaking What is it about short films that some people like? Do they find them...
Figures and forms: A panorama of Philippine contemporary arts
“Who would want to part with a BenCab?” That was what came to mind when I saw Nude 1, a...
Filipino diaspora in a musical
Many Filipinos look for greener pastures, even if that means leaving their family behind. Most overseas Filipino workers left the...
Of palayok, burnay, and tapayan
Growing up, summer vacation meant spending time at my grandmother’s house in Pangasinan. There, I would play with my cousins,...
Food and food habits as essential parts of culture
Whenever I would meet some foreigners in a gathering, they would always grumble about how many times we, Filipinos, would...
Retiring Chris Millado leaves rich legacy in artistic community
I first met Chris Millado when I was still a newbie lifestyle reporter working for a newspaper based in Intramuros....
From films to artworks
Tikoy Aguiluz shares philosophy in latest artistic endeavor For filmmaker Tikoy Aguiluz, the pandemic is both a curse and a...
Art in the workplace
“You write well.” Hearing that simple phrase from my elementary teacher somehow sealed my fate as a writer. Something bloomed...
A workplace like no other
I’ve been working at the Cultural Center of the Philippines for approximately five years now, and yet the Tanghalang Pambansa...
A new look for Tanghalang Manuel Conde
When visitors reach the end of the Cultural Center of the Philippines Little Theater Lobby, after passing through the massive...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.